Mike Ashton
What's not like? Melody, driving bass and drums, all topped off by those voices....
Can't wait for the next dose.
The Birdbath Explodes.
Favorite track: The Collapse.
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Exploring Birdsong comments on the new single:
“Although in a very different style, The Collapse was originally written way back in 2017 during our time at university. Used as part of our songwriting course, we submitted it almost as a throwaway song, and as a result, didn’t resurface again until mid 2023. When we went back and re-listened, time had given us fresh ears, and allowed us to rework and really bring out the potential in what is now a song we’re super proud of.The song used to be centred around just piano and a solo vocal. For it to have blossomed into something so wildly differing in texture is really really cool for us.
It fits nicely into what feels like a transitional period for us as a band. Whilst we work on material for our debut full length, we also want to give time and attention to songs that we’ve either reworked or written in past, that otherwise wouldn’t have a home because they don’t quite fit the mould of the direction we’re heading in. The Collapse is one of those songs - it’s nice to give it it’s own piece of the limelight.”
lyrics
I hold my breath
And remind myself
That open mouths can cry for help
You lead me
When my eyes were closed
From comfort to the cold
We're gonna see the walls crumble through I'm gonna watch myself suffocate for you
So what doesn't kill you makes you run fast I couldn't outrun the collapse
Maybe
I'm being buried by your foolish pride Choking on goodbye
Beckon me with failing limbs
I wade beneath
Heavy skin
I climb into
Our deathbed
But lie awake instead
So what doesn't kill you makes you run fast I couldn't outrun the collapse
Maybe
I'm being buried your foolish pride Choking on goodbye
So what doesn't kill you makes you run fast I couldn't outrun the collapse
Maybe
I'm being buried your foolish pride Dying by your side
So what doesn't kill you makes you run fast But I couldn't outrun the collapse Maybe
I'm being buried your foolish pride Choking on goodbye
credits
released February 15, 2024
Lynsey Ward, Jonny Knight, Matt Harrison
Every single member of this band is incredibly skilled in their own right, but I love how much they accentuate each other's talents into these masterful tracks. The whole album is excellent. I'm so happy they were finally able to come to my home state and perform.
Incredible band, can't wait to listen to what comes next. quantumquail
Perhaps a softer, more “pop-forward” album compared to Inmazes and Witness however equally as effective. Vola simply know how to make approachable and great music. 8/10 RJ
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The revived Big Big Train shows that you can't keep a good band down for long with a fairly easy listening, non confrontational selection of songs both traditionally long and catchingly short. if at times the acoustic guitars and sharp keyboard breaks are reminiscent of early Genesis then this is fully intended and respectful to the likes of Messrs Rutherford, Banks and Phillips. Vocal harmonies are, as expected, a delight to the ear and the whole is a big step forward from Welcome To The Planet graeme wright